Absstract of: US2025058857A1
A hull structure for a semi-submersible wind power turbine platform. The hull structure includes first, second and third buoyant stabilizing columns extending in a substantially vertical direction; and first and second elongated submersible buoyant pontoon structures extending in a substantially horizontal direction. The the hull structure generally has a V-shape in the horizontal plane with the first and second pontoon structures forming legs in the V-shape and with the second column located where the legs meet. The second column has a cross sectional area at its intended operational waterline that is larger than the cross sectional area of each of the first and third columns at their corresponding intended operational waterlines so that the second column exhibits an operational waterplane area that is larger than the operational waterplane area of each of the first and third columns when the hull structure is set in the operational state.
Absstract of: US2025058856A1
Disclosed herein are a floating structure and a wind power generation apparatus. The floating structure according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a plurality of columns providing buoyancy and a connecting body connecting the plurality of columns, wherein at least one of the plurality of columns includes a plurality of column bodies connected to each other, and a hollow portion formed surrounded by the plurality of column bodies.
Absstract of: US2025059721A1
A method for installation of a transition piece on a monopile foundation of an offshore wind turbine along a common axis extending in a longitudinal direction is performed from a floating installation vessel. Buffer elements are arranged around an inner circumference of the transition piece and/or the monopile structure. The transition piece is lifted and lowered onto the monopile structure by use of a crane, and landed onto the monopile structure through the use of the buffer elements. A number of hydraulic cylinder jacks for circumferential alignment of bolt holes are provided in the transition piece and monopile, and alignment tools are used for alignment of the flanges provided on each of the transition piece and the monopile. The transition piece is lifted and the buffer elements are removed after which the transition piece is lowered onto the monopile, and bolts are tensioned fix the transition piece to the monopile.
Absstract of: CN222501959U
The utility model relates to the field of ocean engineering, and discloses a composite floating type fan foundation and a fan system, which comprise a main upright post, side upright posts and a mooring system, the side upright posts are uniformly arranged by taking the main upright post as a center, the main upright post is connected with each side upright post through support rods, and a plurality of damping plates are arranged along the outer surfaces of the side upright posts; a mooring system restraining device is installed in the main stand column, and the mooring system is connected with the mooring system restraining device. The semi-submersible floating foundation structure has the advantages of both a Spar type foundation structure and a semi-submersible floating foundation structure, has the advantages of small heaving amplitude and small swinging motion, and is high in adaptability to water depth.
Absstract of: CN222501958U
The utility model provides a semi-submersible offshore wind turbine generator floating type foundation of an outer inclined stand column structure, which is of a steel structure and comprises a plurality of steel stand columns and a heaving cabin. The floating type foundation is characterized in that the multiple stand columns comprise the multiple inclined stand columns which are obliquely designed, the multiple inclined stand columns are outwards inclined stand columns and are arranged at the vertex positions of a polygon respectively, the multiple outwards inclined stand columns are designed to be outwards inclined downwards and inwards, and the outwards inclined stand columns are main sources of buoyancy and stability of the floating type foundation. The floating body has low requirements on construction sites, ships and installation machinery, and has excellent floating body stability.
Absstract of: CN222502527U
The utility model discloses a wind driven generator base damping device which comprises an installation plate, an outer cylinder shell and an inner cylinder shell, an outer damper is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the installation plate, the outer cylinder shell is fixedly installed at the floating end of the outer damper, and the inner cylinder shell is installed in the outer cylinder shell in a sliding mode. An inner damper is fixedly installed on the inner top face of the outer barrel shell, the floating end of the inner damper abuts against the outer edge of the lower end of the inner barrel, the inner damper is sleeved with a spring, the upper end of the spring is attached to the inner top face of the outer barrel, and the lower end of the spring is attached to the outer edge of the lower end of the inner barrel shell. The outer barrel shell and the outer damper are combined to absorb and digest torsion of the downward pressing part, the inner damper is matched with the spring to absorb and digest torsion of the upward pulling part, the inner damper and the spring are matched with each other, torque and vibration in the base swinging process are effectively eliminated and relieved, and therefore the service life is prolonged.
Absstract of: CN222474396U
The utility model relates to a floating type wind power foundation and offshore wind power generation equipment, a plurality of stand columns are connected together through connecting pieces to form a main body of the floating type wind power foundation, a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece are respectively used for connecting adjacent stand columns at a first connecting position and a second connecting position on the stand columns, the first stand column and the second stand column are connected through the first inter-column connecting rod, the first stand column and the third stand column are connected through the second inter-column connecting rod, and the second stand column and the third stand column are connected through the third inter-column connecting rod. By means of the structural connection mode, connection parts among the first stand column, the second stand column and the third stand column are simpler than connection parts in the prior art, the steel consumption is reduced, and the number of connection points is reduced. In addition, through reasonable arrangement, effective transmission of loads is achieved, and the structural strength required by yield analysis and buckling analysis of the offshore floating type device can be kept and met.
Absstract of: CN222474398U
The utility model relates to a floating platform and a wind generating set, and the floating platform comprises a floating foundation which comprises a plurality of floating bodies and a supporting platform connected with the floating bodies, and the plurality of floating bodies are arranged around the supporting platform; and the movable counterweight module comprises a supporting rod and a counterweight block arranged on the supporting rod, and the counterweight block can move in the axial direction of the supporting rod relative to the supporting rod. According to the floating platform provided by the embodiment of the invention, the inclination possibility can be reduced, and the stability is improved.
Absstract of: CN222474399U
The utility model relates to a floating body device and a wind generating set. The floating body device comprises a floating body, a first connecting piece and a rotating body. The floating body is configured to support the tower, the first connecting piece is provided with a first end and a second end in the length direction of the first connecting piece, the first end is connected with the floating body, and the second end extends in the direction away from the floating body and protrudes out of the floating body. The rotating body comprises a first floating body and a rotating part, the first floating body is connected with the second end, and the rotating part is arranged on the first floating body and is configured to be rotationally connected with a rotating tower of the mooring system. According to the floating body device provided by the embodiment of the invention, through the arrangement of the rotating main body, the movement performance of the floating body device can be improved, so that the floating body device rotates to the position facing wind under the external environment, the dependence on a yaw system is reduced, the arrangement of the structure of the yaw system can be reduced, and the structure is simplified.
Absstract of: AU2023338052A1
A wave energy converter is provided which includes a nacelle having a starboard side and a port side axis, and housing a power take-off. The wave energy converter also includes at least one buoyancy member coupled to the nacelle, and a ballast tank coupled to the nacelle. The ballast tank, the at least one buoyancy member, and the nacelle, together form a first body, where the first body is coupled to the power take-off. The wave energy converter further includes a float and a drive arm forming a second body, where the second body is rotatably coupled to the first body about a coupling axis, and the second body is coupled to the power take-off. The second body is configured to rotate relative to the first body about the coupling axis within a radial span bounded by a proximal end of the float and a radially distal end of the float. Methods for generating power with the wave energy converter are also provided.
Absstract of: US2025052222A1
Disclosed is a floating platform integrating wave attenuation with marine energy power generation and a working method thereof, the platform includes a breakwater, a tuned damping wave energy converter, and an offshore floating wind turbine. The breakwater includes double-cylindrical-boxes and connecting bulkheads, and a moon pool area is formed in a middle of the breakwater; the offshore floating wind turbine and the tuned damping wave energy converter are both connected to the breakwater through a connecting rod. A circular groove is formed on an inner side of each of the connecting bulkheads of the breakwater. The breakwater provides the floating base and power generation environment for the offshore floating wind turbine and the tuned damping wave energy converter, and a plurality of the tuned damping wave energy converters can be disposed, and are evenly distributed beneath the offshore floating wind turbine.
Absstract of: US2025050979A1
Disclosed herein is an offshore anchor system comprising two or more helical anchors, each having a predetermined length; and a template acting as a base connecting the two or more helical anchors. Some embodiments further comprise a skirt protruding from the periphery of the template in a direction substantially parallel to the length of the two or more helical anchors thereby providing additional lateral support.
Absstract of: US2025050978A1
Techniques are disclosed herein for minimizing movement of a fixed marine structure. Using the technologies described, a wind turbine may be mounted on a fixed marine platform (e.g., a fully restrained platform (FRP)) that is secured by mooring lines that may be maintained at a tension to restrain movement of the platform due to environmental loads (e.g., wind, waves, etc.). The mooring lines may be attached to the platform with assemblies that include a stopper attached to the mooring line and engaged with a mooring porch. The stopper may be positioned and/or repositioned to adjust the tension on the connected mooring line and secured in the adjusted position using the various systems and techniques described herein.
Absstract of: WO2025032110A1
A system and corresponding method for connecting a power cable (10) to an offshore structure (100) is provided. The offshore structure comprises a routing unit (102) for the power cable (10) such that the power cable is protected and in a position to be electrically connected to the offshore structure (100). The routing unit (102) is movably attached to the offshore structure (100) between at least two positions relative to the offshore structure. Furthermore, the system comprises an actuator (300) adapted to selectively move the routing unit (102) between at least two positions relative to the offshore structure. The at least two positions comprise a first position, in which the routing unit is completely above sea level (40) and a relative lower end of the routing unit is accessible from the offshore structure (100); and a second position, relatively lower than the first position, in which the lower end of the routing unit (102) is in a normal installed position relative the offshore structure (100).
Absstract of: AU2023309353A1
Disclosed are dense fluids for use in offshore applications, such as wind turbine platforms, oil and gas platforms, gravity anchors, catenary weights as well as other gravity-based structures. The dense fluid can be mixed with low-density fluid and high-density solid particles to form an intermediate dense fluid. The intermediate dense fluid is mixed with intermediate-density solid particles having the same density as the intermediate dense fluid to form a dense fluid with the desired target density. The dense fluid can be produced cost-effectively by selecting intermediate-density particles which are plentiful and can be obtained cheaply.
Absstract of: US2025052232A1
The invention concerns a floating wind platform able to be placed on a body of water and comprising:a floater structure able to float on the body of water;a tower protruding from the floater structure and extending along a main direction, the tower being able to support a wind turbine nacelle; the tower comprising a composite material.
Absstract of: EP4506560A1
The present invention relates to a method (100) for operating an offshore wind farm (200) comprising a plurality of floating offshore wind turbines (201 - 225, A - F), the method (100) comprising:- Installing the plurality of wind turbines (201 - 225, A - F) in a start arrangement in which each wind turbine (201 - 225, A - F) faces a certain load with respect to a predominant wind direction and- rearranging the plurality of wind turbines (201 - 225, A - F) by swapping positions of at least two wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines (201 - 225, A - F),wherein the at least two wind turbines comprise a high performer wind turbine faced with the highest load of all wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines (201 - 225, A - F) and a low performer wind turbine faced with a load lower than the highest load of all wind turbines (201 - 225, A - F), such that a load over time is lowered for the high performer wind turbine compared to a load over time without swapping positions of the at least two wind turbines.
Absstract of: TW202340041A
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a floating marine platform by means of templates. The floating marine platform comprises a central column, multiple peripheral columns circumferentially around the central column, and radially extending outriggers from the central column that connect the peripheral columns with the central column. The templates comprise an inner outrigger template, an outer outrigger template, a central column template and a peripheral column template, wherein on a first location under a first temperature a first pair with the inner outrigger template and the central column template is formed, and on a second location under a second temperature a second pair with the outer outrigger template and the peripheral column template is formed. Subsequently the central column, the peripheral columns and the outriggers are formed by means of the templates, under different temperatures.
Absstract of: CN222432553U
The utility model relates to the technical field of offshore operation auxiliary equipment, and discloses a novel platform for an offshore floating pipe, which comprises a main body mechanism and a connecting mechanism, the connecting mechanism is positioned below the main body mechanism, the main body mechanism comprises a floating pipe platform body, a floating pipe body and a first buffer, the floating pipe body is located below the floating pipe platform body, the first buffer is fixedly installed at the lower end of the floating pipe body, and the main body mechanism further comprises an installation frame and an arc-shaped outer frame. According to the novel platform for the offshore floating pipe, by installing the main body mechanism, when the floating pipe platform body is used for auxiliary supporting of offshore operation, impact force borne by the floating pipe platform body can be buffered through the design of the first buffer and the second buffer, so that damage to the floating pipe platform body caused by water flow impact is reduced; and the situation that the floating pipe platform body is impacted to roll over is avoided, the use stability of the floating pipe platform body is guaranteed, and the protection performance of the floating pipe platform body is improved.
Absstract of: CN222436516U
The utility model discloses a damping cable vibration reduction device of an offshore floating type wind turbine. The damping cable vibration reduction device comprises a floating platform, a tower, a spring damping device and a mooring cable. The floating platform comprises three floating barrels and a tower barrel; every two adjacent buoys are connected through a connecting rod I; each buoy is connected with the tower drum through a connecting rod II; a fixed pulley rod and a mooring rope are mounted at the bottom of each buoy, and a fixed pulley is mounted at the lower end of each fixed pulley rod; the tower frame is installed in the tower drum, three flexible cables I are connected to the tower frame, the lower ends of the flexible cables I are connected with the upper ends of the spring damping devices, and the lower ends of the spring damping devices are connected with the corresponding mooring cables through flexible cables II. The damper is simple in structure, the energy consumption characteristic of the damper is utilized, vibration of a wind turbine platform is effectively reduced, the stability of a wind turbine is improved, and the service life of the wind turbine is prolonged. The damping device is high in response speed and capable of rapidly providing a damping effect when the wind turbine platform rotates.
Absstract of: WO2025027346A1
There is provided a wave compensator for a buoy, the wave compensator including a receptacle. The receptacle has an enclosing wall having an upper end and a lower end. The receptacle also includes a first opening and a second opening arranged at different heights and configured to allow the ingress of water into and the egress of water from the receptacle, in use.
Absstract of: US2025043763A1
An energy-harvesting compute grid includes computing assemblies that cooperate with mobile energy harvesters configured to be deployed on a body of water. The plurality of energy harvesters are positioned on and move adjacent to an upper surface of a body of water, and the locations of the energy harvesters can be monitored and controlled. The wide-spread gathering by the harvesters of environmental data within that geospatial area permits the forecasting of environmental factors, the discovery of advantageous energy-harvesting opportunities, the observation and tracking of hazardous objects and conditions, the efficient distribution of data and/or tasks to and between the harvesters included in the compute grid, the efficient execution of logistical operations to support, upgrade, maintain, and repair the cluster, and the opportunity to execute data-gathering across an area much larger than that afforded by an individual harvester (e.g., radio astronomy, 3D tracking of and recording of the communication patterns of marine mammals, etc.). The computational tasks can be shared and distributed among a compute grid implemented in part by a collection of individual floating self-propelled energy harvesters thereby providing many benefits related to cost and efficiency that are unavailable to relatively isolated energy harvesters, and likewise unavailable to terrestrial compute grids of the prior art.
Absstract of: US2025044184A1
The present invention relates to a device for monitoring at least one anchoring line for a floating support, characterized in that it comprises: at least one anchoring line connected to a floating support, at least one acoustic system rigidly connected to the at least one anchoring line and comprising an element, called an oscillating element, able to move between two end positions and able to come into contact with a resonant element in at least one of the two end positions, in such a way as to produce an acoustic wave upon contact of the oscillating element with the resonant element, and a system for processing the acoustic waves produced, the system being able to characterize, depending on the acoustic waves produced, normal functioning of the at least one anchoring line or defective functioning of the at least one anchoring line.
Absstract of: US2025042514A1
A mooring device for an offshore wind turbine includes: at least two mooring lines including a first end configured to be attached to a first attachment point of a floating offshore wind turbine platform, and at least three anchoring elements configured to anchor the floating offshore wind turbine to a seabed, each mooring line being flexibly retained through at least one anchoring element, a second end of the mooring lines being attached to an attachment point in order that a first mooring line length extending between the floating offshore wind turbine platform and the anchoring element can vary in function of the forces exerted on the floating offshore wind turbine platform.
Nº publicación: US2025042518A1 06/02/2025
Applicant:
SEATRIUM SG PTE LTD [SG]
SEATRIUM (SG) PTE. LTD
Absstract of: US2025042518A1
Described herein is an offshore buoyant structure, a floating buoyant structure, and methods of loading and unloading a floatable wind turbine substructure. The offshore buoyant structure includes a split hull constructed and dimensioned in a manner to provide a long moon pool; and a floatable wind turbine substructure accommodated by the split hull and configured to receive a floating wind turbine with a portion of the floating wind turbine extending downwardly into the long moon pool such that relative motion between at least the offshore buoyant structure and the floatable wind turbine substructure or floating wind turbine when received by the floatable wind turbine substructure is minimized. The floating buoyant structure includes a split hull constructed and dimensioned in a manner to provide a long moon pool, the split hull is configured to accommodate a floatable wind turbine substructure or a floating wind turbine assembly and minimize relative motion therebetween.